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FBI Warns Of Business Email Fraud Spike

12

Apr

2016

FBI warns US companies about rising email scams that have cost businesses up to $2.3 billion since 2013. The FBI this month issued a warning on a dramatic surge in business email compromise (BEC) scams that have resulted in huge financial losses among organizations nationwide. Cyber-criminals target businesses by spoofing company emails or performing other […]

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Email may not be a safe mode of communication

08

Mar

2016

Email has moved into the center of communications. This is especially true within the business sector, seeing as The Radicati Group discovered that the average employee sends and receives 122 emails every day. This digital means of discussion is incredibly convenient and quick, but it is far from a perfect system. A new form of […]

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Multiple organizations report Phishing attacks targeting employee data

25

Feb

2016

Within the last few weeks, four organizations have confirmed Phishing attacks targeting employee data. In three of those cases the attacks were successful, leading to breach notifications. One of the targeted firms was a security company, and luckily the attack failed. Spear Phishing is a targeted Phishing attack, but one variant of a Spear Phishing […]

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